•Mary Jo and Terry Colley presented a check to Elaine Avery and Ruth Sumpter representing monies raised at the 14th annual Cowboys for Christmas event. The check for over $5,000 was given to the Salvation Army as little Ryan Lucas smiled for the camera.

•It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas around the Moberly area. The home of Bob and Pat Egesdal located on Union Avenue is ready for Christmas with Santa and his reindeer shown arriving from the right side of the photo, featured on today's front page.

•Mark Penny, Moberly school assistant superintendent, is seated next to school board president Lisa Vanderburg while being surrounded by other district representatives Wednesday morning following a press conference announcing Penny to become the next superintendent in July of 2008. He will succeed Robert Bach who announced his plans for retirement last month. Also featured in the photo were Jeff Lawrence, Les Keleher, Ken Asbury and Bobby Riley, Jr. Jeff Lashley and Dan Wilcox were not available for the photo.

Friday, December 13, 2002

•Members of the Moberly High School band performed Christmas music on Reed Street in downtown Moberly Thursday night, featured in a photo on today's front page. The band played favorites for the crowd including "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer," "Oh Come All Ye Faithful," and "Deck the Halls."

Sunday, December 13, 1987

•Earnest Gillispie, 813 Tuley, superintendent of Moberly's Sanitation Department, was the man of the hour at the annual Christmas dinner for the City of Moberly employees held at the Municipal Auditorium Friday night. He was presented a monetary gift and a plaque as Moberly's Employee of the Year by Mayor Jack Valentine. Gillispie has been a city employee for more than 20 years.

•Kelly Walker a senior at Moberly High School, was selected for membership in the 1988 Missouri All State Band during auditions in Columbia. Kelly was selected as second chair alto clarinet player with the band.

Thursday, December 13, 1962

•The Cairo High School won the Missouri Power and Light Co. Planned Progress award with Marla Bond, explaining her group's plans and Ronald Evans, Vicky Austin, Rayme Edwards and Andy Eckhart featured in a photo on today's front page. In second place was the Westran High School team of Dannie Toombs, Neil Prewitt, Jackie Snodgrass, Jon Hardgrove and Kathy Arnold.